Title: Display Class

SBU : DSAP (DuPont SAP)

Workstreams : Manufacturing (MFG)
DuPont - For internal use only

Display Class

BMC3

Change History
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Date
05/29/2007

Name
Angel Perez

Change Description
DuPont SAP Standardization

Uncontrolled document when printed

File name: 281014035.doc

Reference Number:

Version: Rev1
Last Modified: 3/26/2014 09:43:00 AM

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Purpose
Use this procedure to display an existing class.
Trigger
Perform this procedure when you need to display an existing class.
Prerequisites
The class must exist in the system.
Menu Path
Use the following menu path(s) to begin this transaction:

Select Logistics
Central Functions
Batch Management
Batch Determination
Selection and Sort
Selection Class
Display to go to the Display Class: screen.

Transaction Code
BMC3
Helpful Hints
None

Screen Flow

Procedure

1.

Start the transaction using the menu path Logistics

Central Functions
Batch
Management
Batch Determination
Selection and Sort
Selection Class
or transaction code BMC3.

Display

Display Class:

2.

As required, complete/review the following fields:

Field Name
Class

3.

Click

R/O/C
R

Description
A class is a grouping of similar objects according to common
characteristics.
Example:
DCSE_RAW_MATERIALS

to the right of the Class field in case you need to select the class from a list.

Restrict value range (1)

4.

As required, complete/review the following fields:

Enter different fields to narrow your selection as needed.
Field Name
Class type

5.

Click

R/O/C
R

Description
Top-level unit of control for classes. Each class must be
assigned to exactly one class type. The class type is used to
define a number of parameters in the Classification System.
Specifically, class type is used to form logical grouping of
characteristics, such as characteristics for batch or
configurable materials.
Example:
023

to go to the Restrict value range (1) XXX Entries found window.

Restrict value range (1) 207 Entries found

6.

Click

7.

Click

the class to select it.

to return to the Display Class: screen.

Display Class:

8.

Click

to populate the values for the class.

Display Class:

9.

As required, review the following fields:

Field Name

10.

R/O/C

Description

Description

Descriptive name given to the profile for future reference.

Example:
DCSE Raw Material Batch Class

Status

Used to identify the completion status of an event. Used to

determine the allowed business transactions.
Example:
Released

Class group

This string is used to group together related classes.

Example:
DCSE Batch Classes

Valid from

Beginning date when specifying a range of dates.

Example:
10/07/2004

Valid to

Ending date when specifying a range of dates.

Example:
12/31/9999

Click

tab to go to the Display Class: (Keywords) screen.

Display Class: (Keywords)

Review any string used for finding a class via matchcode.

11.

Click

tab to go to the Display Class: (Char.) screen.

Display Class: (Char.)

12.

As required, review the following fields:

Field Name

R/O/C

Description

Characteristic

In QM and MM it is a quantifiable attribute of a material.

Examples of characteristics include color, odor, and texture.
In reporting it represents an underlying SAP data value such
as company code, cost center, country, customer, material.
Example:
CS_SURFACE_TENSION

Data type

Data types describe the technical attributes of data objects.

Example:
NUM

No. of chars

Number of characters.
Example:
12

Decimal places

Indicates the number of decimal places to show in the data.

Example:
4

Unit

Unit by which quantities are to be measured. Some examples

include pound, gram, meter, and liter.
Example:
mN/m

13.

Click

14.

Click

to the left of a characteristic to select it.

to go to the Display Characteristic screen.

Display Characteristic

Under the Value assignment area, review if this characteristic allows multiple values,
negative values and intervals.

15.

Click

tab to go to the Display Characteristic (Descriptions) screen.

Display Characteristic (Descriptions)

Review the characteristic description for each language.

16.

Click

tab to go to the Display Characteristic (Values) screen.

Display Characteristic (Values)

Review the possible values for the characteristic.

17.

Click

to return to the Display Class: (Char.) screen.

Display Class: (Char.)

18.

Click

19.

You have completed this transaction.

to exit this transaction.

Result
You have displayed an existing class.
Comments
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